In January of 1989, U.S. Soccer named Bob Gansler coach of the men’s national team, taking over for Lothar Osiander, who guided the USA to the 1988 Olympics and through the first phase of 1990 World Cup qualifying — a 5-1 aggregate win over Jamaica. Gansler had coached in the U.S. national team program since 1975.
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